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Talk About a Giant Letdown

Determined to Deliver a Win in the Wake of Sandy, the Giants Let One Get Away Against Pittsburgh

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Jonathan Clegg

Updated Nov. 5, 2012 10:38 a.m. ET

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—It was billed as a starry matchup between a pair of two-time Super Bowl champion quarterbacks. Instead, two of the NFL's oldest and most storied franchises produced a game that stayed true to their smash-mouth roots here Sunday.

In an exhibition of power running and punishing defense, Eli Manning was held to just 125 passing yards and Ben Roethlisberger committed a series of costly turnovers before finding his rhythm in the fourth quarter to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 24-20 win over the Giants.